UPDATE (3:25 p.m.): Suspect detained in hit-and-run death

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Dec 7, 2012 at 2:07 PMDec 7, 2012 at 3:25 PM

The Record

STOCKTON – A 72-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver about 1:24 p.m. today on Waterloo Road near Harding Way. Within an hour, Stockton police had the suspected driver in custody, thanks to help from witnesses.

The victim was crossing Waterloo when he was apparently hit by a blue Ford Explorer that left the scene, police reported.

Soon after that, the registered owner of the vehicle called police to report his vehicle had been stolen. He asked to meet police at Bianchi Road and Claremont Avenue, about three miles from the scene of the accident. Police detained the owner and brought accident witnesses to the intersection who positively identified the owner as the driver who fled the scene.

The vehicle owner was subsequently arrested and taken to police headquarters for further questioning.

The Ford Explorer, with a broken right headlight and damage to the hood on the passenger side, was located about a quarter-mile away near the corner of Sousa and Jamestown streets.